Vegetarians plan carnivore converts
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) - Vegetarians from around the world pledged
Sunday to convert millions of meat-eaters by the end of the century and
launched an Asian Vegetarian Union. The Bangkok-based Asian group seeks to
foster the still-fledgling vegetarian movements in many Asian countries and
counter a trend among the continent's youth to ape Western carnivorous
habits. More than 400 participants from 30 countries at the 33rd World
Vegetarian Congress concluding Sunday called on vegetarian groups all over
the world to invite people to give up meat for the new millennium. A mass
pledge-taking ceremony is planned at midnight, Dec. 31. See full story
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